Economics of pond fish culture in some selected areas of Bangladesh
A simple costs and return analysis was done to determine the profitability of pond fishculture in three selected thanas namely Nertakona Sadar, Purbadhala and Kendua underNetrakona district. Cobb-douglas production function model was used to estimate thecontribution of key variables to the production process of pond fish culture. It was foundthat cost of pond fish production was Tk. 10,103/ha/yr and the per hectare fish yield was943 kgl/yr and the average gross and net return were Tk. 49,515 and Tk. 39,412respectively. It was found that medium and small farms had the higher yield because ofefficient use of production inputs compared to large farms. It was also observed thatownership of pond, number of species and human labour had negative impact on pondfish output, while depth of pond water, farm size, fish seed, fertilizer and artificial feedhad significant positive effects on pond fish output.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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| Subjects: | Aquaculture, Fisheries, Fish culture, Economics, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/33200 |
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| Summary: | A simple costs and return analysis was done to determine the profitability of pond fishculture in three selected thanas namely Nertakona Sadar, Purbadhala and Kendua underNetrakona district. Cobb-douglas production function model was used to estimate thecontribution of key variables to the production process of pond fish culture. It was foundthat cost of pond fish production was Tk. 10,103/ha/yr and the per hectare fish yield was943 kgl/yr and the average gross and net return were Tk. 49,515 and Tk. 39,412respectively. It was found that medium and small farms had the higher yield because ofefficient use of production inputs compared to large farms. It was also observed thatownership of pond, number of species and human labour had negative impact on pondfish output, while depth of pond water, farm size, fish seed, fertilizer and artificial feedhad significant positive effects on pond fish output. |
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